US 11,941,934 B2
Enclosure assembly for housing a bank notes acceptor within an electronic gaming machine
Noel Voloh, Sydney (AU); Conrado Villegas, Jr., Salisbury (AU); Vladimir Halic, Wollongong (AU); and Nicholas Abraham, North Ryde (AU)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/831,246.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/197,838, filed on Jun. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0392290 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G07D 11/125 (2019.01); G07D 11/40 (2019.01)
CPC G07D 11/125 (2019.01) [G07D 11/40 (2019.01); G07D 2211/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An enclosure assembly for securely housing a bank notes acceptor (BNA) for use with an electronic gaming machine (EGM), the enclosure assembly comprising:
a housing comprising a side wall at least partially defining an interior sized and shaped to receive the BNA, the housing further comprising an engagement bracket extending between a first end coupled to the side wall and a second, free end; and
a door assembly hingeably coupled to the housing and moveable between an open position and a closed position, the door assembly including a door panel and a lock assembly coupled to the door panel for selectively locking the door panel on the housing, the lock assembly comprising:
a lock frame including a side wall and a projection provided on the side wall, the projection extending outward from the side wall and towards the engagement bracket when the door assembly is in the closed position; and
a prong latch moveably coupled to the lock frame, the prong latch being selectively engageable with the engagement bracket to lock the door assembly in the closed position, wherein the engagement bracket is resiliently flexible and, in response to an opening force being applied on the door panel when the door assembly is locked in the closed position, the engagement bracket is configured to move into contact with the projection to enhance the structural integrity of the enclosure assembly.